C#: Safely get the Text of a Control across threads.

        /// <summary>

        ///     Safely get the <see cref="Control.Text"/> of a <see cref="Control"/> across threads.

        /// </summary>

        /// <remarks>

        ///     http://kristofverbiest.blogspot.com/2007/02/don-confuse-controlbegininvoke-with.html

        /// </remarks>

        /// <param name="control"></param>

        /// <returns></returns>

        public static String TextGet( this Control control ) {

            if ( null == control ) {

                return String.Empty;

            }

            return control.InvokeRequired ? control.Invoke( new Func<string>( () => control.Text ) ) as String : control.Text;

        }